The States of the Partnership for Information and Democracy and the Forum’s civil society Coalition gathered for an online meeting of the workstream on information integrity, climate change and environmental issues under the leadership of Armenia and Brazil on 11 December 2025. The meeting served to present COP30 outcomes and explore next steps to ensure that commitments are transformed into actions.
Landmark decisions at COP30 on information integrity
Introducing new language into COP outcomes is rare. Under Brazil’s leadership COP30 managed to do just that: recognising the vital role that information integrity plays to promote actions to fight climate change. The Brazilian representative highlighted that COP30 may ultimately be remembered as the “COP of truth,” given the prominence of debates around disinformation, denial, and trust in science.
Representatives from the Brazilian government, UN and UNESCO presented the outcomes which include the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change and an action agenda on information integrity. The agenda foresees expanding the Global Initiative, increasing research, supporting countries in developing new policies on information integrity and securing adoption of the Declaration by more countries.
The Armenian delegate congratulated Brazil for their efforts and announced Armenia’s endorsement of the Declaration, bringing the number of signatories to 22 countries.
Insights from the private sector and civil society to transform commitments into actions
Collaborative approaches, involving government, private sector and civil society are essential in tackling the multifaceted challenges the information ecosystem poses to climate action. The renewable energies sector is itself a victim of disinformation campaigns, notably solutions denialism. The sector can be an important ally in the fight against such disinformation, raising awareness on its impact, mobilising the industry and working in partnership with local communities to provide access to reliable information.
Civil society is also a crucial actor given its capacities to do research and its connections with the communities on the ground. Democracia em Xeque presented the experience of the Brazilian national chapter that mobilised 131 organisations from all regions of the country working jointly on 6 pillars of action to produce both analytical outputs and practical tools that were presented to the government. The Brazilian government encouraged other Signatories of the PID to establish similar national chapters.
Implementing the Declaration on Information Integrity on Climate Change
FID will be systematically mapping how States are addressing information integrity through policy, regulation, and institutional arrangements. A questionnaire addressed to PID Signatory States is intended to identify trends, strategies, and regulatory approaches, and to support the development of stronger legal and policy frameworks aligned with national strategic planning processes.
It directly supports the objectives of the COP Action Agenda and its objective 30. This mapping effort will provide crucial insights to inform COP17 to be held in Armenia in 2026.
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